The Sharks will have their work cut out for them over the next few days as they take on three straight Central Division teams. After Wednesday’s game against the Nashville Predators, they hit the road to face the Dallas Stars on Saturday and the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

I wrote about Brent Burns for Wednesday’s paper, which you can read here. Sharks coach Pete DeBoer credited Burns for the way he played against the Hurricanes and said everybody on the roster will have to be disciplined with their games against the Preds and Stars.

“We have good offensive players, players that have historically put up numbers. We have to all, as a group, make sure we’re walking that line where we’re not cheating to the offensive side too much,” DeBoer said. “I think these next two opponents are two of the top two teams in the western Conference, both with a lot of firepower. Out attention to detail in that area is going to have to be really good.”

I wasn’t aware of this until today, but Sharks prospect Dylan Sadowy of the Saginaw Spirit is in some hot water for punching Mikey McLeod of the Mississauga Steelheads during a shootout between the two teams on Friday. He’s been suspended four games for the punch, according to a report.